Transmission lines arrangement

1. A transmission lines arrangement ( 1 ) comprising a first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) each transmission line having an effective characteristic impedance and comprising a second plurality of transmission lines ( 40 ), said first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) being coupled to a plurality of switching elements ( 50 ), the plurality of switching elements ( 50 ) being conceived to redirect an input signal from one transmission line of the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) to at least one transmission line of the second plurality of transmission lines ( 40 ), characterized in that each of the switching elements of the plurality of switching elements ( 50 ) have a relatively high input impedance in comparison with the effective characteristic impedance and a relatively high output impedance in comparison with the effective characteristic impedance, each transmission line of the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) is further coupled to an impedance ( 60 ) that is substantially equal to the effective characteristic impedance of said transmission line.

2. A transmission line arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) is further coupled to a first plurality of input buffers ( 10 ) for adapting to an input signal and the second plurality of transmission lines is further coupled to a second plurality of output buffers ( 20 ) for transmitting the redirected signal.

3. A transmission line arrangement ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 1 wherein each of the transmission lines of the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) comprises portions of transmission lines (U, U ), each of the transmission lines of the second plurality of transmission lines ( 40 ) comprises portions of transmission lines (V, V ), the transmission line arrangement ( 1 ) further comprising a third plurality of delay elements ( 60 ) coupling the first portions of transmission lines (U, U ) and fourth plurality of delay elements ( 70 ) coupling the second portions of the transmission lines (V, V ) such that a total delay of a signal passing through any line of the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) and any line of the second plurality of transmission lines ( 40 ) is independent with respect to which one of the first plurality of portions and which one of the second plurality of portions it passes through.

4. A transmission line arrangement ( 1 ) as claimed in claim 3 wherein the delay elements are further buffers.

5. A transmission lines arrangement ( 1 ) comprising a first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) each transmission line having an effective characteristic impedance and comprising a second plurality of transmission lines ( 40 ), said first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) being coupled to a plurality of switching elements ( 50 ) that are switcheable voltage to current converters, the plurality of switching elements ( 50 ) being conceived to redirect an input signal from one transmission line of the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) to at least one transmission line of the second plurality of transmission lines ( 40 ), characterized in that each of the switching elements of the plurality of switching elements ( 50 ) have a relatively high input impedance in comparison with the effective characteristic impedance and a relatively high output impedance in comparison with the effective characteristic impedance, each transmission line of the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) is further coupled to an impedance ( 60 ) that is substantially equal to the effective characteristic impedance of said transmission line.

6. A transmission lines arrangement ( 1 ) comprising a first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) each transmission line having an effective characteristic impedance and comprising a second plurality of transmission lines ( 40 ), said first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) being coupled to a plurality of differential switching elements ( 50 ), the plurality of differential switching elements ( 50 ) being conceived to redirect an input signal from one transmission line of the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) to at least one transmission line of the second plurality of transmission lines ( 40 ), characterized in that each of the switching elements of the plurality of differential switching elements ( 50 ) have a relatively high input impedance in comparison with the effective characteristic impedance and a relatively high output impedance in comparison with the effective characteristic impedance, each transmission line of the first plurality of transmission lines ( 30 ) is further coupled to an impedance ( 60 ) that is substantially equal to the effective characteristic impedance of said transmission line.